How is iphone developed ?

Development of what was to become the iPhone began in 2004, when Apple started to
gather a team of 1000 employees to work on the highly confidential "Project Purple",
[26]

including Jonathan Ive, the designer behind the iMac and iPod.[27]Apple CEO Steve

Jobs steered the original focus away from a tablet, like the iPad, and towards a phone.
[28]

Apple created the device during a secretive collaboration with AT&T MobilityCingular

Wireless at the timeat an estimated development cost of US$150 million over thirty
months.[29]
Apple rejected the "design by committee" approach that had yielded the Motorola ROKR
E1, a largely unsuccessful[30]collaboration with Motorola. Instead, Cingular gave Apple the
liberty to develop the iPhone's hardware and software in-house [31][32] and even paid Apple
a fraction of its monthly service revenue (until the iPhone 3G),[33] in exchange for four
years of exclusive US sales, until 2011.
Jobs unveiled the iPhone to the public on January 9, 2007, at the Macworld 2007
convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.[34] The two initial models, a 4 GB
model priced at US$499 and an 8 GB model at US$599 (both requiring a 2-year
contract), went on sale in the United States on June 29, 2007, at 6:00 pm local time,
while hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide. [35] The passionate
reaction to the launch of the iPhone resulted in sections of the media dubbing it the
'Jesus phone'.[36][37] Following this successful release in the US, the first generation iPhone
was made available in the UK, France, and Germany in November 2007, and Ireland and
Austria in the spring of 2008.

Worldwide iPhone availability:

iPhone available since its original release
iPhone available since the release of iPhone 3G
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On July 11, 2008, Apple released the iPhone 3G in twenty-two countries, including the
original six.[38] Apple released the iPhone 3G in upwards of eighty countries and territories.
[39]

Apple announced the iPhone 3GS on June 8, 2009, along with plans to release it later

in June, July, and August, starting with the US, Canada and major European countries on
June 19. Many would-be users objected to the iPhone's cost,[40] and 40% of users have
household incomes over US$100,000.[41]

The back of the original first generation iPhone was made of aluminum with a black
plastic accent. The iPhone 3G and 3GS feature a full plastic back to increase the strength
of the GSM signal.[42] The iPhone 3G was available in an 8 GB black model, or a black or
white option for the 16 GB model. The iPhone 3GS was available in both colors,
regardless of storage capacity.
The iPhone 4 has an aluminosilicate glass front and back with a stainless steel edge that
serves as the antennas. It was at first available in black; the white version was
announced, but not released until April 2011, 10 months later.
The iPhone has gained positive reviews from such critics as David Pogue[43] and Walt
Mossberg.[44][45] The iPhone attracts users of all ages,[41] and besides consumer use, the
iPhone has also been adopted for business purposes.[46]
Users of the iPhone 4 reported dropped/disconnected telephone calls when holding their
phones in a certain way. This became known as antennagate.[47]
On January 11, 2011, Verizon announced during a media event that it had reached an
agreement with Apple and would begin selling a CDMA iPhone 4. Verizon said it would
be available for pre-order on February 3, with a release set for February 10. [48][49] In
February 2011, the Verizon iPhone accounted for 4.5% of all iPhone ad impressions in
the US on Millennial Media's mobile ad network.[50]
From 2007 to 2011, Apple spent $647 million on advertising for the iPhone in the US.[26]
On Tuesday, September 27, Apple sent invitations for a press event to be held October 4,
2011, at 10:00 am at theCupertino Headquarters to announce details of the next
generation iPhone, which turned out to be iPhone 4S. Over 1 million 4S models were
sold in the first 24 hours after its release in October 2011. [51] Due to large volumes of the
iPhone being manufactured and its high selling price, Apple became the largest mobile
handset vendor in the world by revenue, in 2011, surpassing long-time leader Nokia.
[52]

American carrier C Spire Wireless announced that it would be carrying the iPhone 4S

on October 19, 2011.[53]

In January 2012, Apple reported its best quarterly earnings ever, with 53% of its revenue
coming from the sale of 37 million iPhones, at an average selling price of nearly $660.
The average selling price has remained fairly constant for most of the phone's lifespan,
hovering between $622 and $660.[54] The production price of the iPhone 4S was estimated
by IHS iSuppli, in October 2011, to be $188, $207 and $245, for the 16 GB, 32 GB and
64 GB models, respectively.[55]Labor costs are estimated at between $12.50 and $30 per
unit, with workers on the iPhone assembly line making $1.78 an hour.[56]
In February 2012, ComScore reported that 12.4% of US mobile subscribers used an
iPhone.[57] Approximately 6.4 million iPhones are active in the US alone.[41]
On September 12, 2012, Apple announced the iPhone 5. It has a 4-inch display, up from
its predecessors' 3.5-inch screen. The device comes with the same 326 pixels per inch

found in the iPhone 4 and 4S. The iPhone 5 has the SoC A6 processor, the chip is 22%
smaller than the iPhone 4S' A5 and is twice as fast, doubling the graphics performance of
its predecessor. The device is 18% thinner than the iPhone 4S, measuring 7.6 millimetres
(0.3 in), and is 20% lighter at 112 grams (4 oz).
On July 6, 2013, it was reported that Apple was in talks with Korean mobile carrier SK
Telecom to release the next generation iPhone with LTE Advanced technology.[58]
On July 22, 2013, the company's suppliers said that Apple is testing out larger screens
for the iPhone and iPad. "Apple has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than
4 inches and has also asked for screen designs for a new tablet device measuring slightly
less than 13 inches diagonally, they said."[59]
On September 10, 2013, Apple unveiled two new iPhone models during a highly
anticipated press event in Cupertino. The iPhone 5C, a mid-range-priced version of the
handset that is designed to increase accessibility due to its price is available in five colors
(green, blue, yellow, pink, and white) and is made of plastic. The iPhone 5S comes in
three colors (black, white, and gold) and the home button is replaced with a fingerprint
scanner (Touch ID). Both phones shipped on September 20, 2013.[60]
On September 9, 2014, Apple revealed the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus at an event in
Cupertino. Both devices had a larger screen than their predecessor, at 4.7 and 5.5 inches
respectively.[61]
In January 2015, "Apple stands on second slot i.e only 31% in US market". [62] Competing
devices with Android operating system have a market share approximately 62% of the
US, 82.7% of the Chinese market, and 73.3% of the European market (countries such as
the UK, France, Germany Spain and Italy).